Comparison

Tectonic vs Kropki Puzzle

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tectonic

Engage in a unique and addictive number puzzle game. Assign numbers to cells within outlined zones based on zone size and adjacency rules. Enjoy multiple difficulty levels and offline play.

Highlights
  • Addictive number puzzle gameplay
  • 6 difficulty levels
  • Offline play supported
  • 24 achievements to unlock
  • Cross-app credit usage
  • Mobile and tablet compatible
Features
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Try PuzzleLife's Tectonic app for mobile and tablet now for FREE! Enjoy this UNIQUE and addictive number puzzle experience- both fun and challenging! GET HOOKED ON THE ADDICTIVE TECTONIC EXPERIENCE · Make an account and receive 500 FREE CREDITS for more free puzzles. · Play all 6 difficulty levels for free and improve as you play. · Play whenever you want and continue to play even when you're not online. · To become a true Tectonic expert complete all 24 achievements. · Login and use your credits for all PuzzleLife apps of your choice. · Available for mobile and tablet. Playing Tectonic is EASY and FUN. A Tectonic puzzle contains several zones outlined in bold, ranging in size from 1 to 5 cells. You must assign all the cells a number according to how many have been outlined for that zone, so that all 1-cell zones contain only a 1, two-cell zones contain a 1 and 2, three-cell zones contain a 1, 2 and 3 and so on. A number cannot ever touch the same number - horizontally, vertically nor diagonally. Want more puzzles? Thousands of Tectonic puzzles are available in 6 difficulty levels, in both small and large grid sizes.

About

Kropki Puzzle

A logic puzzle game where you fill a grid with numbers. Numbers in rows and columns must be unique. Special dots indicate relationships between adjacent numbers, requiring them to differ by one or half.

Highlights
  • Fill grid with unique numbers
  • White dot: adjacent numbers differ by one
  • Black dot: adjacent numbers differ by half
  • All dots are shown
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Supports multiple numbers per cell during play
Features
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Kropki is a logical puzzle game. In this game you have to fill the playing field with numbers, initially all numbers are missing. Fill the field so that the following two conditions are met: * All numbers in the rows must be unique. Every number in the row occurs only once. * The same rule for columns, all numbers must be unique. Also there are additional conditions, on the field there are white and black dots: * If there is a white dot between two cells, then the values ​​in these cells differ by one. * If there is a black dot - then the values differ by half. For example (1 and 2, 2 and 1, 2 and 4, etc.) * All possible dots on the field are already exposed, this means that if there is no dot between the two cells, then their values ​​can not differ by one and can not differ by half. Note: For numbers 1 and 2, there may be both white and black dot in neighbour cells. Because both rules are observed. In the process of the game, for your convenience, you can put more than one number in the cell, and in after remove the numbers that do not fit. The level will be considered passed if all cells have only one digit and all the above conditions are met. In the program you can choose one of six difficulty levels. If you've never played in Kropki. Try to start from the first level on the 4x4 difficulty.

Screenshots

Tectonic4 screens
Kropki Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kropki Puzzle at none against Tectonic's 9. Tectonic's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tectonic sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Kropki Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Tectonic against 4.8 for Kropki Puzzle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 49 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Tectonic's written reviews are positive against 76% of Kropki Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tectonic versus Kropki Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTectonicKropki Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (39 ratings)4.8 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews — better76.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3949 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.4 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB9 MB
Age rating+412+
DeveloperKeesing Media Group B.V.Aliaksandr Uvarau

Customer experience

Tectonic

All ratings39 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative10.9%

Kropki Puzzle

All ratings49 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative8.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Tectonic

One-time9
  • 500 Free creditsFree
  • 1000 Credits$0.99
  • 1500 Credits$0.99
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  • 2250 Credits$1.99
  • 3500 Credits$1.99
  • 5000 Credits$3.99
  • 7500 Credits$3.99
  • 12000 Credits$6.99
  • 15000 Credits$6.99
None

Kropki Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tectonic free?
Tectonic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kropki Puzzle free?
Kropki Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tectonic or Kropki Puzzle?
Tectonic and Kropki Puzzle are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 39 and 49 ratings respectively.
Do Tectonic or Kropki Puzzle have ads?
Kropki Puzzle shows ads; Tectonic does not.
Which is updated more often, Tectonic or Kropki Puzzle?
Tectonic ships an update every 2 months, and Kropki Puzzle every 2 months. Most recently, Tectonic was updated on September 21, 2026 and Kropki Puzzle on September 10, 2026.

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